EDITORIAL: Time to get to work

Brampton Guardian

Ontario has its new premier ... or at least one in waiting. Kathleen Wynne took the top post during the Liberal Party of Ontario leadership convention last weekend.
Congratulations Kathleen. Rejoice in your win, because you have a lot of work ahead of you, especially if you’d like to avoid the fate of past elected leaders.
(MPP Ernie Eves, for instance, couldn’t form another government after taking over the Progressive Conservative Party from Mike Harris. And let’s not forget Kim Campbell at the federal level.)
You’re facing a number of major challenges in your new role: overseeing a minority government, resolving a lose-lose labour dispute with teachers and taking over for someone with a questionable legacy.
Sizable tasks indeed. Those, however, are just the start. There are a number of other pressing matters that need your attention, and how you handle them may go a long way to determining whether you are remembered as a legitimately elected premier.
Key to residents in Brampton is the need to redevelop Peel Memorial Hospital— a plan endorsed by McGuinty’s government.
Wynne was first elected to represent Toronto’s Don Valley West riding about a decade ago, and has held several prominent positions in recent years, including minister of education, minister of transportation, minister of aboriginal affairs and minister of municipal affairs and housing.
She brings a wide and varied array of experience to the premier’s office.
Here’s hoping she’s learned enough along the way to make a meaningful difference to our economy, to our people and to our community.